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can you get hiv from barber

i found out i was negative for hiv so i went to barber shop to get hair cut he gave me a bald patch went home with my friend we used my hair clipper to shape up are beard. i notest there was no cut or wound but i had bald patch

so i went back to the guy and told him about it but he was cutting someone else hair who had blood so he stop and looked at the bald patch and touched with the hand he was cutting the guy who had blood. he said there is no cut or wound but i dont believe him

can i still get hiv from that even if it there was or not wound or cut but had a bald patch
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the hair clipper me and my friend used wasn't sterilized

me and my friend got rashes afterwards from hair clipper. is it still possible

im sorry about it but this the last time

thank for all your times i appreciate it a lot :)


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You had no exposure, now move along.
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no sex and no to other thing but i shared hair clipper with my friend
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The only way for you to have had an exposure at the barber shop is by having unprotected anal or vaginal sex or you shared works while doing drugs in the barber shop.
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so its impossible?
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HIV is unable to reproduce outside its living host (unlike many bacteria or fungi, which may do so under suitable conditions), except under laboratory conditions; therefore, it does not spread or maintain infectiousness outside its host.

HIV is transmitted by;
Unprotected penetrative anal and/or vaginal sex
Sharing works with other IV drug abusers
Mother to child
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im sorry for the reply back

but

is it possible or impossible to get this disease this way? im convincing  myself it can and has anyone got it from this scenario?  

please help me
it took less than 5 second from him cutting the guy and him touching my bald patch

@getitright 77 im not only concern about the barber but also the guy whom he was cutting who was bleeding.



thank you all
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You're welcome and enjoy the festive season.
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thank u guys :)
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Look,unless you had unprotected penerative sex or shared iv drug works with the barber then you never had a risk.Your symptoms have nothing to do with this incident.
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186166 tn?1385259382
not hiv related and therefore not a concern of this forum.

see your dr if you are having health concerns
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but i've got geographic tongue and ulcer on the gum.... chest pain and joint pain.... blocked and runny nose...itchy throat, couch and eyes.... dry mouth, eyes and lips .... am i allergic to something? or  is it anxiety
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No you do not need a test.
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do i have to test again?
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186166 tn?1385259382
hiv is not transmitted through intact skin...you had NO risk
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